Huawei, the Chinese telecomms company that is under sustained attack by the US administration, has decided to counter attack – and it seems that they have found some pretty good ground to do it on. MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona is the largest mobile technology event in the world. …
Following the report that Russia has banned its troops from carrying certain electronic devices while on operations (see “Don’t phone home Ivan” – February 26), proof comes that this vulnerability cuts both ways. A research group at NATO’s Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (SCCE) recently targeted NATO troops involved in …
25 February: Jeremy Fleming, Director of GCHQ, has made a are public appearance to give a speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Singapore. Why Singapore? Well, it’s a nicer place to spend a few days than Cheltenham and the appearance was designed to reassure those in the …
19 February: Russia’s Duma has approved legislation banning servicemen from having mobile phones (or any electronic recording or storage device) while on active service. The measure has now been passed to President Putin for approval. Citizen journalists in the West have been using soldiers’ social media posts to establish their …
18 February: The Financial Times (FT) is reporting that the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has already formed a view about the risk posed by Huawei to British and European communications networks. You can read the report on their website: http://www.ft.com (if it has moved, sites such as the BBC …